Friday, February 16, 2007
First Times and Second Chances.
Today! 16th February 2007, Friday. Chinese New Year Eve's Eve. Also known as, the first day Joshua Phua went to work. Haha yeah, finally got off my bum and got myself a job. And in a sense i'm real glad i didnt take any of those previous data entry jobs. because i would have died. Spent 5 hours doing database entries today (a secondary priority) and it is mind-numbing. And the laptop i'll be working with is lag². not quite lag³, but its still pretty bad. Should be more fun when i actually start making like 100 calls a day. Talking to people is more fun than data entry =D
anyway i'm working at Hewitt Associates, apparently the largest provider of multi-resource HR worldwide. And also apparently going to get even bigger and more publicly reknown soon. haha. lucky me =) and the people all seem really nice and decent, i even got a 2 mandarin oranges, a pack of nice golden angpaos, and a 4D ticket. first day on the job.. it was probably for the temp i replaced, but she had left the office already heh. So.. finally im working. Should be an interesting experience, even if its not at a bank/financial firm. Definitely more interesting than data entry at least (which is what most banks and financial firms seem to be offering).
Today is also the day in which i remembered why Lost was my favourite show. Ok, so recently Heroes has been wowing my world.. but that was also partly due to the fact that Lost was on break. Now its back, and it is totally rocking my world. Probably the most poignant episode i have ever seen, in any TV show. If you haven't watched Lost.. go and get the DVD sets. Or find someone who has it. Or hope that time freezes for 2 days so you can go on a Lost marathon and catch up to the current season (3). It is just that good.
Guess i'll end here. Started off this post thinking it might be reflective, thoughtful. Even sad. But for some reason i dont have the heart to blog like that anymore. Will just end with these beautiful lyrics.
spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for the break that will make it okay
there's always some reason
to feel not good enough
and its hard at the end of the day
i need some distraction
ohh beatiful release
memory seep from my veins
let me be empty
and weightless and maybe
i'll find some peace tonight
or so it seems, at 10:03 PM
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Free Kicks and Best Mans
Celebrating after curling one past the Sociedad wall to make it 1-1. Back in the fold and scoring goals.. who's the boss now, Capello.
Leading Man U onto the field to take on Charlton. Doesn't he just remind you of someone...
A Red Devil indeed.
or so it seems, at 7:42 PM
Monday, February 05, 2007
Birthdays and RiotsThe crazy world of football in pictures.
April 12 2005, Champions League Quarterfinal, San Siro.
AC Milan 1 Inter Milan 0
You know somethings wrong when the referee looks this scared. Strangely enough Javier Zanetti looks really pissed, while Markus Merk looks like death just waved at him.
Dida is struck by a flare thrown from the crowd. I can't think of anyting to say, its just unbelievable that fans would do such a thing.
Enjoying the view as flares and other objects bombard the pitch. Picturesque, ain't it. If only Zizou could get along with Materazzi the same way Rui Costa does.
February 2 2007, Serie A match, Stadio Angelo Massimino
Palermo 2 Catania 1
The ultras rear their ugly heads again. Hooliganism runs rampant in the passionate game, just recently another incident involving PSG fans and a Hapoel Tel Aviv fan led to a policeman shooting and killing one PSG fan.
Police clash with supporters outside the stadium, during which 40 year old police officer Filippo Raciti lost his life. Ironically, a minute's silence was held at the start of the match in memory of a club official who had died the week before while trying to break up a fight in an amateur league match.
Italian Football Federation (FIGC) commisoner Luca Pancalli can't believe what is happening. Champions of the world, and yet all football has been suspended.
A lady walks past barricades in the stadium the next day. Its sad when you need to erect such barriers at stadiums.
Graffiti claiming that it was revenge for Carlo Giuliani, an activist who was shot and run over in 2001 by Carabinieri (italian military police) at the G8 summit in Genoa. Why do bad things happen on my birthday? The day of my birth also happens to be the day on which one of the most horrifying and violent murders in Australia was committed. Whee.
A child walks past closed ticket offices in Rome. Makes one realise.. a world without football is meaningless.
February 4 2007, EPL, White Hart Lane
Manchester United 4 Tottenham 0
A cheeky Paul Scholes after poking the ball over the line to make it 3-0. 33 years old and still banging in the goals.. he scores goals galore, he scores goals!
Ireland's new number 1 John O'shea getting a good run out, even denying Robbie Keane after he had been put clean through on goal. (Not seen is Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs having a good laugh about it, right behind a seething Sir Alex Ferguson)
February 4, 2007. La Liga, Santiago Bernabeu
Real Madrid 0 Levante 1
David Beckham can't believe his eyes as Real Madrid crash to relegation threatened Levante. Maybe he's wishing he can head for Los Angeles as soon as possible.
February 4, 2007. ASEAN Football Championships, Suphachalasai Stadium
Thailand 1 Singapore 1 (Singapore 3-2 on aggregate)
Baihakki Khaizan raises the ASEAN cup as Noh Alam Shah celebrates with his Golden Boot and MVP awards. Damn proud lah, damn proud.
or so it seems, at 6:03 PM
Celebrating after curling one past the Sociedad wall to make it 1-1. Back in the fold and scoring goals.. who's the boss now, Capello.
Leading Man U onto the field to take on Charlton. Doesn't he just remind you of someone...
A Red Devil indeed.
You know somethings wrong when the referee looks this scared. Strangely enough Javier Zanetti looks really pissed, while Markus Merk looks like death just waved at him.
Dida is struck by a flare thrown from the crowd. I can't think of anyting to say, its just unbelievable that fans would do such a thing.
Enjoying the view as flares and other objects bombard the pitch. Picturesque, ain't it. If only Zizou could get along with Materazzi the same way Rui Costa does.
The ultras rear their ugly heads again. Hooliganism runs rampant in the passionate game, just recently another incident involving PSG fans and a Hapoel Tel Aviv fan led to a policeman shooting and killing one PSG fan.
Police clash with supporters outside the stadium, during which 40 year old police officer Filippo Raciti lost his life. Ironically, a minute's silence was held at the start of the match in memory of a club official who had died the week before while trying to break up a fight in an amateur league match.
Italian Football Federation (FIGC) commisoner Luca Pancalli can't believe what is happening. Champions of the world, and yet all football has been suspended.
A lady walks past barricades in the stadium the next day. Its sad when you need to erect such barriers at stadiums.
Graffiti claiming that it was revenge for Carlo Giuliani, an activist who was shot and run over in 2001 by Carabinieri (italian military police) at the G8 summit in Genoa. Why do bad things happen on my birthday? The day of my birth also happens to be the day on which one of the most horrifying and violent murders in Australia was committed. Whee.
A child walks past closed ticket offices in Rome. Makes one realise.. a world without football is meaningless.
A cheeky Paul Scholes after poking the ball over the line to make it 3-0. 33 years old and still banging in the goals.. he scores goals galore, he scores goals!
Ireland's new number 1 John O'shea getting a good run out, even denying Robbie Keane after he had been put clean through on goal. (Not seen is Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs having a good laugh about it, right behind a seething Sir Alex Ferguson)
David Beckham can't believe his eyes as Real Madrid crash to relegation threatened Levante. Maybe he's wishing he can head for Los Angeles as soon as possible.
Baihakki Khaizan raises the ASEAN cup as Noh Alam Shah celebrates with his Golden Boot and MVP awards. Damn proud lah, damn proud.